Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Archival Items
Nursing
Nursing textbook
Obstetrics
Classification
Archival, Publications
Nursing
Nursing textbook
Obstetrics
Accession Number
995002156
Description
Hardbound paper-covered book with illustrations; discussing obstetrical nursing; divided into chapters with topics such as anatomy and physiology, development of baby, expectant mother, birth, care of baby; 558 pages.
Hardbound paper-covered book with illustrations; discussing obstetrical nursing; divided into chapters with topics such as anatomy and physiology, development of baby, expectant mother, birth, care of baby; 558 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae via Marilyn Boston
Printed in book: "OBSTETRICAL // NURSING // CAROLYN CONANT VAN BLARCOM, R.N. // New York // THE MACMILLAN COMPANY // 1924"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
22.1 cm
Width
15.3 cm
Depth
3.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 22.1 x Width 15.3 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Cover shows moderate wear from use; front cover has one severe vertical crease; page has been ripped out at front of book; edges of pages show minor foxing
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"This Way Forward: Carolyn Conant Van Blarcom (1875-1961)," APRIL 1, 2015, Johns Hopkins Nursing. https://magazine.nursing.jhu.edu/2015/04/this-way-forward-carolyn-conant-van-blarcom-1875-1961/
Research Facts
Carolyn Conant Van Blarcom attended the Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses starting in 1898. She was head nurse in Hopkins’ obstetrics wards, superintendent of nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis and the Maryland State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis, and executive secretary of the New York Association for the Prevention of Blindness. She published various books and was director of the Atlantic Division of the American Red Cross. She was considered a pioneer in the area of preventing childhood blindness through better hygiene and infant and maternal care.